Archive for October 11th, 2024

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11/10/2024

‘Pivotal Moment’ as Violence against Children Reaches ‘Unprecedented Levels Worldwide,’ with Up to a Billion Vulnerable to Abuse

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — Violence against children remains a pervasive global issue, with up to a billion children vulnerable to various forms of abuse, according to United Nations  Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children.  

Poverty caused by factors including climate change can make children more vulnerable to Violence.
© UNICEF/Sukhum Preechapanich | Poverty caused by factors including climate change can make children more vulnerable to Violence.
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In a report released on Thursday [], Najat Maalla M’Jid said that violence against children had reached unprecedented levels.

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11/10/2024

Haiti: Children Trapped by Criminal Violence and Hunger

Human Wrongs Watch

By Human Rights Watch*

In Haiti, hundreds, if not thousands, of children driven by rising hunger and severe poverty have joined criminal groups, where they are forced into illegal activities and face abuse, Human Rights Watch said today [9 October 2024].

A 17-year-old Carrefour resident, associated with a criminal group, stands on a terrace, gazing out over the horizon in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, July 2024. © 2024 Nathalye Cotrino/Human Rights Watch

A recent increase in criminal groups’ recruitment of children appears to be in response to the operations of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission and the Haitian National Police.

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